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Louis DiMauro, Edward E. and Sylvia Hagenlocker Chair and Professor of Physics, and his wife, Barbara DiMauro (left), at the 2018 Nobel Prize Banquet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Physics professor lights up 2018 Nobel Prize ceremony

While most of us were gearing up for a much-needed and well-deserved winter break, physics professor Louis Franklin DiMauro was en route to Stockholm, Sweden, to attend the 2018 Nobel Prize award…

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15 Arts and Sciences students named Presidential Fellows

Awarded each semester to graduate students of outstanding scholarship, the Presidential Fellowship gives fellows one year of full-time financial support.

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Ohio State, University of Washington scientists pave way for protein nanomachines

In a first-of-its-kind scientific breakthrough, scientists have programmed proteins to pair exactly, similar to the way DNA molecules zip together.

Ness Mayker with her two children: 13-year-old Draylen and 21/2-year-old Amelia.

Mother of two, astronomy and physics student set to graduate after unique educational journey

Ness Mayker's life took a dramatic turn when a nerve injury forced her to close her fiber arts business. Now, she's following another dream and will graduate this spring with degrees in astronomy and…

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Funding furthers research on connection between music, health

Meet Hannah Bachman and Daniel Shanahan, who are exploring the intersection of health and music, thanks to the generosity of college alumni, donors and friends.

College of Arts and Sciences announces 5 new majors

The College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State has launched five new undergraduate majors, all of which incorporate emerging trends and issues into carefully designed, interdisciplinary academic…

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Five Arts and Sciences faculty named 2018 AAAS Fellows

​Five Arts and Sciences faculty members have been elected as 2018 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — a prestigious honor bestowed upon AAAS members who are…

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The legacy of late professor and female physicist Bunny Clark

Dr. Bunny Clark wasn’t just out of the ordinary when it came to her uncommon first name. Clark, before becoming a well-known and respected professor in the Department of Physics, also stood out as a…

Quasar 3C 273 is one of the closest quasars to our home. It was the first quasar ever identified, by astronomer Allan Sandage in the 1960s. Quasars are intensely powerful centers of distant, active galaxies, powered by a huge disc of particles surrounding

Team involving Ohio State astronomer gets a close-up look at the whirlpool around gigantic black hole

For the first time, astronomers peered into the outskirts of the supermassive black hole at the center of quasar 3C 273.